All northbound lanes of the State Route 143 at McDowell Road were reopened early Saturday evening after a crash involving a motorcycle shut down the freeway and brought traffic to a standstill near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to ADOT.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety said in an email that the crash was "a serious injury collision involving a motorcycle."

Northbound State Route 143 was closed at westbound State Route 202, DPS said.

The Arizona Department of Transportation announced that all northbound lanes were reopened just after 5:15 p.m.

All traffic had beenexiting onto the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway.

In an update tweeted at 3:36 p.m., ADOT said traffic was getting by in the right lane.